"Officially," Carmody goes on, "Amazon’s response to today’s news is fairly measured. “This is a big win for Kindle owners, and we look forward to being allowed to lower prices on more Kindle books,” writes Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener in an e-mail."

But if it’s “a big win for Kindle owners,” as he goes on to demonstrate, it’s an even mightier win for Amazon.Read the whole commentary

Eric Holder (pictured) is the current Attorney General of the United States.